BROGINI BRANDS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-29 | 2024-06-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £383.9k | £305.8k |
| Current assets | £1.10M | £766.1k |
| Cash | £52.9k | — |
| Debtors | £253.8k | £276.9k |
| Net assets | £383.9k | £257.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-05➕BROGAN, Ginette appointedsecretary
- 2024-11-05➖CHADWICK, Stuart Neil resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-11-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BROGINI BRANDS LIMITED
- 2004-04-15➕BROGAN, Ginette appointeddirector
- 2004-04-15➕CHADWICK, Stuart Neil appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-15➕ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-15➖ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-15➕ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-04-15➖ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-15: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ginette Brogan Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/09/2004 | — |